I had the best day! It started out with a knock at my door, it was Claire, our grandniece. She came to spend the day with "Auntie Juju."We made plans to go to "Mom to Mom" play time at our church. My daughter, granddaughter and another friend came along, too!
We all came back to the farm at noon and had omelette's for lunch. The eggs were gathered this morning from our brood of hens and we ate heartily!
Next, we took off out the front door for a energizing walk in the warm sunshine.
We discovered the White Violets...blooming a full month early! Last year they bloomed on April 5th. Aren't they beautiful? There are hundreds of them.
A jaunt through the woods is a ritual we don't neglect! The kids were equipped with bags for treasures and a snack of Fruit Loops...I know, but you're only a little kid once! I'm pretty sure they are organic Fruit Loops! :)
After visiting the hen house we walked upon a lush ground cover of Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata). Some people buy seed and plant this in their garden! We just get it....from natural means. It is organic, too!!
The goats beckoned us over to the fence. We clipped some grass and gave them a handful. It was more of the same thing they eat all day long!
The kids wanted to go into the barn, so we did. Getting really close to the goats doesn't always go so well. We stayed back and let them be.
My goodness...the Plum trees are in full bloom, a month early, just like the White Violets! In eighteen years we haven't seen an early spring like this.The kids seemed to know that pink trees are something special and they celebrated by dancing around!
Being thankful doesn't begin to say what a day like this means...but it does do it for me!
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That plum tree is really something! We cant grow them here, though I had a tiny mini plum plant for this Chinese New Year..it looked gorgeous but it's not flowering anymore. I wonder how often that plum tree flower? All year long? Have a fab week :)
What a wonderful day! But I'm thinking, with the wonderful little people in your life that you have many of these kinds of days.
Spring is way early and it shows many signs of actually staying that way.
I've seen springs two and even three weeks ahead for sure and I am always amazed how it slowly closes the gap so that somewhere around mid July it finally stops being early.
But you're right this one whole month ahead is very rare indeed! And I am taking full advantage of it!
It really has been glorious in the Northwest. What a joy your property is for your little ones!! Hey ya know...now we are only 3 hours from you. The next time Willow comes up for a visit maybe we'll have to rendezvous...
We absolutely will plan an outing with Ellen, OK? and a walk (or several) in the woods!
Violets are one of my favorite flowers! And your plum trees! Sounds like it was a fun day.
Seeing spring there makes me hopeful
we could have more heavy wet snow, so I am glad there are no buds on the trees.
It looked like a very magical day
Just like this Grammy loves to have (o:
Tears in my eyes...all this spring beauty has me weak in the knees... Those white violets and swathes of lettuce, and fringes of blossoms... magical! Thank you for this taste of spring, Julene :o) Happy Weekend, my friend ((HUGS))
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